Blog Posts in May, 2014

Texas Teen Injured by Drunk Driver Receives Large Settlement

Posted By The Stewart Law Firm, PLLC || 16-May-2014

A 17-year-old boy who was left paralyzed after being involved in a fatal motor vehicle accident will receive a settlement worth just under $3 million. The case received national attention after the lawyer for the then-16-year-old boy who caused the accident used an "affluenza" defense to explain his client's actions. The accident happened when the 16-year-old boy was driving a pickup ...

Woman Sues Big-Box Retailer After Auto Accident

Posted By The Stewart Law Firm, PLLC || 5-May-2014

On April 13, a Texas woman filed a lawsuit against Wal-Mart for injuries she and her two children allegedly suffered in a car accident involving a driver who just bought tires from the big-box retailer. According to the suit, which was filed in the Marshall Division of the Eastern District of Texas, the woman's two-year-old child suffered paralyzing spinal injuries in the May 2013 car ...